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they're brought in by memory stick but now things are looking good for president obama. reporting in cleveland. >> still a lot left here on election night. >> we're going to bring you the latest on the races and also question 7. which i say chan schaefer is -- christian schaefer is there and we'll hear from him after this break. let's get back to another hot issue, expanded gambling. they put the matter to you. >> that's right it comes down to tonight. christian schaefer is live with the proposed casino vote. >> a lot of people thought that back when maryland added casino gambling that this would be the most lucrative sight to put a casino. it's right across from virginia which has no gambling at all and also millions of people visit the dc area every year and this location is convenient for any of them no matter what part of dc they're visiting. so this is the site they always wanted but they couldn't get it when the initial casino bill was put in because there's a lot of people in prince george's county who thought the casino would be bad. a few years later, you have n
they're brought in by memory stick but now things are looking good for president obama. reporting in cleveland. >> still a lot left here on election night. >> we're going to bring you the latest on the races and also question 7. which i say chan schaefer is -- christian schaefer is there and we'll hear from him after this break. let's get back to another hot issue, expanded gambling. they put the matter to you. >> that's right it comes down to tonight. christian schaefer is...
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barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started this by talk about how the democrats going into this campaign had 19 states. they won five times in a row. you start talking about what john king was talking about and new states being added to that coalition and it backs really hard. >> as we wait for president obama and we anticipate him very shortly, you can see the crowd eagerly anticipating him. what do we anticipate him saying tonight? this is crucial. he knows his legacy is at stake. he wants to get things done. what happens now? >> it has nothing to do with the speech but i suspect he may
barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started...
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obama care. governor romney had vowed repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries achange. joining us is presidential historian michael thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure alex. >> really interesting here in terms of how president obama is treated in the long arc of had history and i guess can you give us an example, the historian you are, of previous presidents that have had rocky first terms but whose second terms cement their first terms? >> they generally don't tend to because alex if you look over the last century, usually these two-termres have the awful second terms, almost without exception. lot of reasons for that. but one of them has been is the best case of this or lbj, during the first term and in lbj's case 1964, there are
obama care. governor romney had vowed repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries achange. joining us is presidential historian michael thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure alex. >> really interesting here in terms of how...
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that is something that the obama campaign did masterfully and the percentage advantage that obama has among latino voters is up by 50 points. it has been an enormous disparity. but it is something that was really built the advertisement in 2008. not only through the advertising, but a lot of money spent on advertising towards the voters. >> thank you been okay to [inaudible question] >> okay, okay. >> when was the last conversation had with the questioner? you raise a bunch of issues that i have about repetition. you don't know how often the ads ran toward some quantitative measure of how effective they are? because it is true that it takes a long time before people even know there is an advertisement and then you start repeating the alka-seltzer abs or whatever is popular. >> you had to run him 18 or 20 times for it to make an impression. [laughter] >> what you said, what struck me -- you want to debate and then you have the fact checkers right afterwards. the technology enables us to go right onto google in real-time and get things in context. as he said, there is something for ever
that is something that the obama campaign did masterfully and the percentage advantage that obama has among latino voters is up by 50 points. it has been an enormous disparity. but it is something that was really built the advertisement in 2008. not only through the advertising, but a lot of money spent on advertising towards the voters. >> thank you been okay to [inaudible question] >> okay, okay. >> when was the last conversation had with the questioner? you raise a bunch of...
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new hampshire has apparently gone obama. wisconsin has gone obama. that suggests so far it's trending in a democratic night. >> woodruff: michigan and so forth. >> it's... new hampshire, debby wasserman shultz with ray said that annie custer had won in her second try for the congressional district against a moderate republican. congratulations if she has, another democrat in the house. but charlie bass was sort of the quintessential moderate new england republican. the kind of guy that worked across the aisle. talk about a vanishing species just like conservative and moderate democrats. >> ifill: dick lugar who is a person who richard murdoch who was defeated tonight is the person he beat in the primary. the last of a breed of moderate republicans in the senate and joe donley who was given no chance of being able... the democratic congressman, of being able to beat the guy who beat lugar is nominee tonight. >> there's a long trend. the senator from minnesota, democrat, won comfortably tonight. she stays in the senate with al franken. those two seats
new hampshire has apparently gone obama. wisconsin has gone obama. that suggests so far it's trending in a democratic night. >> woodruff: michigan and so forth. >> it's... new hampshire, debby wasserman shultz with ray said that annie custer had won in her second try for the congressional district against a moderate republican. congratulations if she has, another democrat in the house. but charlie bass was sort of the quintessential moderate new england republican. the kind of guy...
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if obama won, they had this one. if romney one, it would have been this one. >> some reaction from around the world this morning. it's proof that we were gloued to our television sets last night, watching the election returns. you can bet they were gloued at homes around the world as well, including the homes of world leaders. i'm joined now by cnn's christiane amanpour. what are you hearing from these world leaders this morning? >> you can see from our reporters around the world how popular president obama is around the world. and he has been for a long, long time. in europe, particularly, and in so many other parts. although his popularity has plummeted somewhat in the muslim world. they like stability and continuity. they've had a relationship with president obama for the past four years. in so many of the tweeted congratulations of the official congratulations through official channels that they're very pleased to be able to continue working with him. i will say, however, that many observers did look very closely
if obama won, they had this one. if romney one, it would have been this one. >> some reaction from around the world this morning. it's proof that we were gloued to our television sets last night, watching the election returns. you can bet they were gloued at homes around the world as well, including the homes of world leaders. i'm joined now by cnn's christiane amanpour. what are you hearing from these world leaders this morning? >> you can see from our reporters around the world...
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for obama for re-election. george w. bush is the most unpopular second-term president in the post-war era following him into the presidency is for barack obama, the gift that keeps on giving. >> nicolle wallace, you've worked for george w. bush. you saw one thing, one dynamic in the entire campaign is mitt romney did not want to be tethered to the economic policies of george w. bush and, of course, president bush did not come to the convention. >> right, you know, he really was an invisible figure and republicans i think made a bet -- certainly in 2010 it worked against barack obama to still be blaming george w. bush who would appear based on the things we're looking at tonight that voters were restricted to that message and still willing to hold president bush responsible and that's surprising. >> we have a pro-jikz in the state in which president obama said this is the state that gave me a chance when no one else, we have a projected winner in iowa and it is president barack obama, george. >> this is a big wi
for obama for re-election. george w. bush is the most unpopular second-term president in the post-war era following him into the presidency is for barack obama, the gift that keeps on giving. >> nicolle wallace, you've worked for george w. bush. you saw one thing, one dynamic in the entire campaign is mitt romney did not want to be tethered to the economic policies of george w. bush and, of course, president bush did not come to the convention. >> right, you know, he really was an...
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can we ask, did you vote for barack obama? >> here's the thing that we've talked about, the election this has been so divisive and we're thinking about the future and bringing the country together and i'm committed to working with the president to rebuild this country and i will do the same if governor romney would have. it's time we start healing the country and pat toomey will be on with us and pat and i have worked across the line on bills, cosponsored it. we have to start healing and bringing this country together. >> what were your concerns about the president? why were you reluctant to endorse him? >> i didn't feel compelled. i had problems with the fiscal cliff that we face. i really feel we can do more and should do an awful lot more to try to bring some balance to that. we've got to be able to come together and i'm all in on the bowles-simpson approach template we've talked about and been working on. also the environmental and energy policy. i want a balance between the economy and environment and i've spoken loud and
can we ask, did you vote for barack obama? >> here's the thing that we've talked about, the election this has been so divisive and we're thinking about the future and bringing the country together and i'm committed to working with the president to rebuild this country and i will do the same if governor romney would have. it's time we start healing the country and pat toomey will be on with us and pat and i have worked across the line on bills, cosponsored it. we have to start healing and...
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and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b >> muc is a ursal langua, t when i was i ccident i was worried tc2 ealth care systeoke a laguage l its ow with uted th care, i got lp tt fit my life,c2 ormation on my p, connectioto doctors wmatiet where i'from, tools to estimate wt my ce may cot. i never miss t. >> wee more tn 78,0 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. w that's health in numbers. united health care. >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy i
and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b...
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barack obama, 157. a lot of yellow states still out there those yellow states are states we have not been able to make projections. we're getting ready for more projections, though, at the top of the hour. anderson. >> watching a slew of battleground states too close to call. and polls close soon on the west coast. biggest electoral prize of the night, california, on the line. a lot of drama. we'll take you to the behind the scenes action ahead. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. perf
barack obama, 157. a lot of yellow states still out there those yellow states are states we have not been able to make projections. we're getting ready for more projections, though, at the top of the hour. anderson. >> watching a slew of battleground states too close to call. and polls close soon on the west coast. biggest electoral prize of the night, california, on the line. a lot of drama. we'll take you to the behind the scenes action ahead. when you take a closer look... ...at the...
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now obama is up one. in pennsylvania, obama was up three in the early exits. now he's up five. we have to wait and see. there are some actual results coming in that are not actually in accord with the exits. we still have to wait and see. we are still early in the evening but i thought in terms of where the exits are, that's a striking change. >> in terms of where our polling has been throughout this entire campaign, if you look at the early exits and again with the caveat that it's early, on issues and the questions that divide the country, it's very, very much in keeping with what we were seeing during the campaign with president obama doing much better with people who think he cares about their problems. mitt romney doing much better with people who think that government does too much and by the way, a majority of people in this country do believe that government does too much. >> we're very closely watching these numbers. let's check back in with wolf. >> every vote counts in this election. polls close in arkansas just a matter of a few minutes. in florida, the ballots are
now obama is up one. in pennsylvania, obama was up three in the early exits. now he's up five. we have to wait and see. there are some actual results coming in that are not actually in accord with the exits. we still have to wait and see. we are still early in the evening but i thought in terms of where the exits are, that's a striking change. >> in terms of where our polling has been throughout this entire campaign, if you look at the early exits and again with the caveat that it's...
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obama changed the rule. he said he realized that unemployment was where it is but he will change the nature of the electorate. >> he is the first incumbent president since and jackson to be reelected with fewer votes than he got the first time. he will win with low 300 electoral votes. that is hardly a landslide. it is his mandate? -- what is te?is manda he did say, "elect me because that other guy is really scummy." he is overseeing a polarized electorate. we are a very clean the electorate. in walks president obama who now has to -- now has a second chance to fill the promises of his first election, which were to forge a consensus across the aisle to solve the big problems in this country. the election was too much about the small things. >> a stark reminder of the present cost challenge going forward. he won independence in 2008 but he lost them last night. he got out democrats. the center of this country preferred romney. >> the center of the country is tired of the status quo and voted for the status qu
obama changed the rule. he said he realized that unemployment was where it is but he will change the nature of the electorate. >> he is the first incumbent president since and jackson to be reelected with fewer votes than he got the first time. he will win with low 300 electoral votes. that is hardly a landslide. it is his mandate? -- what is te?is manda he did say, "elect me because that other guy is really scummy." he is overseeing a polarized electorate. we are a very clean...
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helps president obama. a long-term problems for the republican party and more of this as we go across the country. essentially an even divide. slightly more democrats than republicans and a third of the state describing themselves as independents. when you ask both candidates because of the latino vote, even republicans, they assume will go blue. iowa could be much more contested battle
helps president obama. a long-term problems for the republican party and more of this as we go across the country. essentially an even divide. slightly more democrats than republicans and a third of the state describing themselves as independents. when you ask both candidates because of the latino vote, even republicans, they assume will go blue. iowa could be much more contested battle
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bush or whether it's barack obama. when air force one touches down in your district you go and you embrace that president and ask him for help. chris christie did all he could do if you don't believe ask jeb bush who did it time and again as governor of florida. >> there you go. and it's the republicans, then they haven't learned anything from this election. still ahead on this special , moderator of "meet the press" david gregory and chuck todd. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if you could combine the capability of a pathfinder with the comfort of a sedan? ♪ ♪ so you went right back to the pathfinder's essence, kept its dna and created the next-gen s.u.v. starting with a drivetrain that gives best-in-class fuel economy of 26 miles per gallon, highway... ♪ ♪ ...and intuitive 4-wheel drive? ♪ ♪ if inside it had best-in-class front, head, and leg room and interior roominess? and outside, best-in-class standard towing of 5,000 pounds? ♪ ♪ [ whistles ] [ all scream, laugh ] [ male announcer ] yeah, t
bush or whether it's barack obama. when air force one touches down in your district you go and you embrace that president and ask him for help. chris christie did all he could do if you don't believe ask jeb bush who did it time and again as governor of florida. >> there you go. and it's the republicans, then they haven't learned anything from this election. still ahead on this special , moderator of "meet the press" david gregory and chuck todd. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it...
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barack obama will be the winner in virginia. cbs news is projecting that president obama has won the state of ohio. >> reporter: a hoarse, but clearly relieved president obama, said he had spoken to governor romney by phone and congratulated him on a hard-fought campaign. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: in his 20-minute speech, mr. obama tried to heal some of the wounds created by months of harsh accusations, half-truths and a billion-dollar barrage of negative ads. >> our economy is recovering. a decade of war is ending. a long campaign is now over. [ cheers and applause ] and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you've made me a better president. and with your stories and your struggles, i return to the white house more determined and more inspired than ever about the work we have left to do and the future that lies ahead. >> reporter: what lies a
barack obama will be the winner in virginia. cbs news is projecting that president obama has won the state of ohio. >> reporter: a hoarse, but clearly relieved president obama, said he had spoken to governor romney by phone and congratulated him on a hard-fought campaign. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: in his 20-minute speech, mr. obama tried to...
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president obama has been re-elected but, diane, the margin got bigger for president obama. we can project he won the state of virginia and his 13 electoral votes. 5-49 for president obama. donna brazile, this is a sweet one for the president and it seems a triumph of organizations and one more symbol of a truly changing america. >> no question about it. when i heard the campaign was going to spend a great deal of its time expanding the ground game from 2008, i kept saying to myself, why? and they said, no, we're going to increase the number of organizers, put more field officers in and over the last two weeks they opened up 5,100 more satellite campaign headquarters. clearly it paid off tonight. >> i want to turn to nicolle, if i can. you've been there for losing candidates so many times and i know -- [ laughter ] >> not so many times. i retract. i retract. >> one party that looked like jake's. one party that looked like david's. >> let me go back to john mccain, if i can. because we know one candidate 30 years later was asked how long does it take to get over losing, he sa
president obama has been re-elected but, diane, the margin got bigger for president obama. we can project he won the state of virginia and his 13 electoral votes. 5-49 for president obama. donna brazile, this is a sweet one for the president and it seems a triumph of organizations and one more symbol of a truly changing america. >> no question about it. when i heard the campaign was going to spend a great deal of its time expanding the ground game from 2008, i kept saying to myself, why?...
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barack obama wins 60-38%. among voters who make more than 50,000 it flips, mitt romney wins 53-450%. that with the testimony about 60% of the electorate. 41% make 50,000 or less. you see we have split here along economic lines that may have played in to the whole economic issue. >> pelley: thank you very much. cbs news just projected that barack obama will carry the state of v. virginia. and john dickerson our political director here to tell us how that happened. >> remember when we first started talking about virginia, henrico county that sits right on top of richmond. women, the president won 55-44. that is not as well as he did against senator mccain, but he did well enough there in henrico county and did in the area of the blue areas he needed to do well and prince william county. then governor romney in the counties he needed to do very well in augusta is one. he got 70% of the vote, but that's not great deal more with 2,614 that not great deal more than john mccain got. in the parts of the map where gove
barack obama wins 60-38%. among voters who make more than 50,000 it flips, mitt romney wins 53-450%. that with the testimony about 60% of the electorate. 41% make 50,000 or less. you see we have split here along economic lines that may have played in to the whole economic issue. >> pelley: thank you very much. cbs news just projected that barack obama will carry the state of v. virginia. and john dickerson our political director here to tell us how that happened. >> remember when we...
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make obama care work. i think he feels 20, 30, 40 years from now people will remember him and presidents get one or two lines as the guy who did universal health care. in foreign policy terms, i think he wants to be the man who moved america and america's attention squarely to asia, who made america a pacific power because he recognizes to be a superpower in the 21st century, you have to be a pacific power. i think he wants to, you know, get us out of the middle east, lower the military footprint of america's involvement if a region i think he feels at the end of the day is just a lot of problems without a lot of benefits. >> you mentioned asia. the president was pushed and nudged to take a tougher stance towards china. will that disappear or will the president have to be at least for a while tougher with beijing? >> i think it will grow. china and the united states are not headed in a good place for economic reasons, for geopolitical reasons. there are kind of incentives and structures bringing the two co
make obama care work. i think he feels 20, 30, 40 years from now people will remember him and presidents get one or two lines as the guy who did universal health care. in foreign policy terms, i think he wants to be the man who moved america and america's attention squarely to asia, who made america a pacific power because he recognizes to be a superpower in the 21st century, you have to be a pacific power. i think he wants to, you know, get us out of the middle east, lower the military...
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challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day after election day. i'm brooke baldwin at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. >> i'm celebrating the day after. john king in washington. hey, brooke. >> good to see you. >> it is good to see you. talk on capitol hill is turning to compromise immediately after the election. listen here, the senate majority leader democrat harry reid. >> it is better to dance than to fight. it is better to work together. everything doesn't -- >> see what the house speaker john boehner has to say. he speaks live next hour. meantime, the bigg
challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day...
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president obama has a tall task. as others have said, in uniting the country, in talking about a way forward, of course, that will prove difficult in the coming weeks because, of course, there are a lot of big legislative issues that the nation is going to have to grapple with, congress and the president, we'll talk about those at another time, i'm sure but right now the white house, president obama, his top aides deciding how to talk to the nation and preparing for it. it should be in the next half hour, 45 minutes, but until then, we have radio silence from the president's top aides. you will not see them speaking to us, speaking to any of our competitors, they want this moment to be the president's. they do not want to have anybody else who was part of the obama campaign team taking any of the president's thunder, diane. >> we could be hearing from mitt romney first. we hear he is heading towards his campaign headquarters where david muir is right now. as you have reported all night long he only prepared one speec
president obama has a tall task. as others have said, in uniting the country, in talking about a way forward, of course, that will prove difficult in the coming weeks because, of course, there are a lot of big legislative issues that the nation is going to have to grapple with, congress and the president, we'll talk about those at another time, i'm sure but right now the white house, president obama, his top aides deciding how to talk to the nation and preparing for it. it should be in the next...
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i know she wanted obama to win a second term. very happy obama won a second term. but for house democrats it would have been better had romney won. in two years, usually mid-term elections are not kind to the president. and barack obama, you look at history second term mid-terms for the party in power. not good. basically the house republican majority is roughly the same. it looks like democrats may cut into it a little bit. but the house republican majority is looking fairly strong going forward especially because of redistricting. the senate a disappointment they did not win the senate back. in 2014, democrats have to defend 20 seats and republicans 13. at the congressional level it is okay for the gop, but obviously a huge loss at the white house. >> i have just a minute. it is true the president won the electoral college by a substantial amount. but when you look at the popular vote, it is almost tied. can the president therefore declare a mandate or is it that impossible because of the popular vote. >> it is impossible. even the president understands he didn't
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which one is president obama? >> i'm actually looking how president obama is. i'm looking how house republicans will behave. i think after last night, the responsibility is on house republicans and speaker john boehner to compromise, even more so because the fiscal -- >> gretchen: why? the president is the leader. >> and john boehner is the leader of one of the branches of government as well. so i think that the fiscal crisis is a manufactured crisis because of the unwillingness of house republicans to compromise and increase revenues. so the bottom line here is that all of these different segments of government need to work together. it's not just the president. >> this is the president's greatest challenge. the divided government is more norm than the exception. this will be his challenge in the second term. >> gretchen: panel, thank you so much. on a very important date, post election. ohio was one of the closest races and we now know that the deciding factor may have been, well, it may surprise you what the deciding factor was. then democrats winning republ
which one is president obama? >> i'm actually looking how president obama is. i'm looking how house republicans will behave. i think after last night, the responsibility is on house republicans and speaker john boehner to compromise, even more so because the fiscal -- >> gretchen: why? the president is the leader. >> and john boehner is the leader of one of the branches of government as well. so i think that the fiscal crisis is a manufactured crisis because of the...
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and he also became fighting barack obama. fighting barack obama is a winning barack obama. all groups like it. there is a hard core that hit him but that message is the one that lifted him out of the doldrums of that awful debt ceiling. >> hold on. we'll have much more ahead including a look at the international reaction to these results. first the presidential race not the only thing up for a vote. history being made tonight specifically in support of legalizing mayor ran a usage. a raw however, the effort to legalize marijuana has failed. in massachusetts voters passed a law allowing medical marijuana in that state. you are watching a heart attack? every 40 seconds someone has a stroke. but it doesn't have to be that way. every day there's hope. join me and the american heart association and get serious about your heart and your health. if you're doing nothing, do something. if you're doing something, do more. find healthy living solutions from the american heart association's my heart my life. it's that simple. man: a boy born in joplin, missouri was fascinated by anythi
and he also became fighting barack obama. fighting barack obama is a winning barack obama. all groups like it. there is a hard core that hit him but that message is the one that lifted him out of the doldrums of that awful debt ceiling. >> hold on. we'll have much more ahead including a look at the international reaction to these results. first the presidential race not the only thing up for a vote. history being made tonight specifically in support of legalizing mayor ran a usage. a raw...
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it was not the obama team. the romney campaign may date late -- they won a 300 electoral votes by capturing historic blue presidential states like michigan. minnesota and pennsylvania. but romney made no real effort in any of those states other than perring latebreaking adds. number three, romney did the best to could. this is not to said the gop nominee ran the best campaign. he did not. the campaign was poorly waged. the former businessman allowed to many curious decisions to be made. in fact, much like hillary 2008 campaign.dozen messy up close. and labor aint dead. laver played a big role in helping obama and nevada and wisconsin as well as an ohio. the popularity of the auto bailout is hard to overstate. that a little bit from politico. now we want to hear from you. we will begin with a call from woodbridge, virginia on our line for democrats. good morning. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am calling it, as my first time calling c-span. a have been listening for several years. and i feel like i have to ma
it was not the obama team. the romney campaign may date late -- they won a 300 electoral votes by capturing historic blue presidential states like michigan. minnesota and pennsylvania. but romney made no real effort in any of those states other than perring latebreaking adds. number three, romney did the best to could. this is not to said the gop nominee ran the best campaign. he did not. the campaign was poorly waged. the former businessman allowed to many curious decisions to be made. in...
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hispanics of non-cuban descent are going for obama. obama care. nearly half of the voters in the sunshine state say that they are against it. they think that it should be repealed. some or all. those who are in favor, of course, are supporting president obama. those who want it repealed prefer governor romney. now republicans have not won a presidential election in the state of pennsylvania since 1988. but they worked to make it d mitt tive this year an romney, his camp has really put it out there in the past several weeks and they think that pennsylvania is indeed at play. in play. there is a look at the independents in pennsylvania. 46-49 swaying towards governor romney according to these exit polls. back if 2008 obama won the independents with 58%. romney seems to be ahead in that regard right now as the president slips about 12% with the independents in pennsylvania. better news for the president there in pennsylvania would be that those folks who say the economy looks a little better, 40% say it is getting better. 27% say it's the same. 32% t
hispanics of non-cuban descent are going for obama. obama care. nearly half of the voters in the sunshine state say that they are against it. they think that it should be repealed. some or all. those who are in favor, of course, are supporting president obama. those who want it repealed prefer governor romney. now republicans have not won a presidential election in the state of pennsylvania since 1988. but they worked to make it d mitt tive this year an romney, his camp has really put it out...
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>> obama all the way. >> did anyone in this room not vote for president obama? a smattering of applause. where is he? there we go. five people in the back. excellent. all right, guys. when we come back here to this special edition of "morning joe," we're going to bring in the great chris matthews. on short rest, no less. so look out. we'll be right back to studio 8h at 30 rock. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ try
>> obama all the way. >> did anyone in this room not vote for president obama? a smattering of applause. where is he? there we go. five people in the back. excellent. all right, guys. when we come back here to this special edition of "morning joe," we're going to bring in the great chris matthews. on short rest, no less. so look out. we'll be right back to studio 8h at 30 rock. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other...
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obama. now, you want to know about how many tweets there have been during this election cycle? 358 million tweets altogether if you can believe that. but that doesn't mean they've all been positive, right. 98 million tweets for president obama. 45% positive, 55% negative. as we know if you are mentioned in a tweet it doesn't necessarily mean it's complimentary. when it comes to governor romney he's been in 85 million tweet, 61% negative. 39% positive and, george, you know, we were interested too in the number of people who were saying this country was on the wrong track declining, in fact. so we actually asked people about that. why do you have a change of heart? because we're ending war, not starting them and the economy has been improving, not getting worse. someone else wrote we're no longer on the wrong track. on the right track. many indicators prove as such, stocks up, corporate profits up, home values up, exports up and construction up. we're going to pay attention to what's trending
obama. now, you want to know about how many tweets there have been during this election cycle? 358 million tweets altogether if you can believe that. but that doesn't mean they've all been positive, right. 98 million tweets for president obama. 45% positive, 55% negative. as we know if you are mentioned in a tweet it doesn't necessarily mean it's complimentary. when it comes to governor romney he's been in 85 million tweet, 61% negative. 39% positive and, george, you know, we were interested...
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obama. because he has 237 electoral votes that he is likely to get, he has more pathways to 270. in fact, his easiest route would be to start with florida then he would need just one of the remaining eight battleground states to get to 270. mitt romney has a tougher path. for mitt romney, if he were to win florida, and he were also to win ohio, north carolina and virginia, the four big prizes of the evening, that would still only get him to 266. then he would have to win one of the remaining five battleground states to get to that number, 270. >> pelley: john, thank you. essentially the states are given electoral votes as a function of their population. the larger the population of the state, the more electoral votes they have. anthony mason is watching our exit polling today. anthony has been looking at all of the information coming in from the various exit polls. we've been talking to voters, anthony as they left the polls in every state all day long. what are you hearing so far? >> well,
obama. because he has 237 electoral votes that he is likely to get, he has more pathways to 270. in fact, his easiest route would be to start with florida then he would need just one of the remaining eight battleground states to get to 270. mitt romney has a tougher path. for mitt romney, if he were to win florida, and he were also to win ohio, north carolina and virginia, the four big prizes of the evening, that would still only get him to 266. then he would have to win one of the remaining...